My name is Karen Abrahamson and I am the HR Manager for the Bohning Company, a manufacturer of plastic and chemical products for the archery industry. We are located in Northern Michigan. The owner of the company, Larry Griffith, is currently attending Case Western in the Ph.D. program. He has asked me to contact you regarding a chemist position that we have available.

The Bohning Company was founded by a chemist 65 years ago. We manufacture paints and adhesives for the archery industry. We currently have a chemist position available and have had difficulty finding someone to fill this position. We are looking for someone with knowledge of polymers, paints, coatings and adhesives. Would you be able to point me in the right direction to get access to current or past student who might have this knowledge and are looking for a position? We are a smaller company, but we afford a chemist a great opportunity to be creative and perform large amounts of R & D. They can make this position what they want it to be. There are large amounts of potential with this position.

I would appreciate any help you might be able to provide. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you.

Please let me take a moment of your time to introduce myself (PJ Simpson-Haidaris). I am the new Director of the PhD Program in Translational Biomedical Science (TBS) in the Clinical & Translational Science Institute at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. I am requesting that you consider passing along the information about our TBS PhD program as described in the attached brochure to interested undergraduates, masters and medical students who may be considering predoctoral training in the cutting edge application of both basic and clinical research into translational medicine.

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We are looking for a Chemistry major to fill our open Analytical Chemist I position. This position is entry level, and we are looking for people with GPAs of 3.0 or higher. Attitude also plays a huge role in the people we hire; we want hard workers who have a passion for Chemistry and love working in the laboratory. We have had a lot of success with Case grads in the past and are reaching out to you now, as our need is immediate.

I am hoping the attached job description with my contact information can be forwarded to the department to be sent to recent grads who are looking for positions. We are hiring for this position asap, so I am hoping you reach out to those students that are available to work full time right now. We have an inclination toward US citizens, but will remain open to international students as well (though it is not preferred, considering the number of students we have sponsored in the past).

If you have any questions for me or need anything, please feel free to reach out to me. I thank you very much in advance for your help, and we hope we are able to find a Case graduate to fill this position!